Narrator: IN THIS WORLD,
THERE IS REAL EVIL
IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS AND IN THE MOST ORDINARY PLACES.
THESE ARE THE TRUE STORIES
OF THE INNOCENT AND THE UNIMAGINABLE.
FOR THE BECKWITH FAMILY, A NEW HOME MEANS NEW BEGINNINGS
UNTIL SOMETHING FROM THE PAST RETURNS TO HAUNT THEM.
THE FAMILY CALLS IN A TEAM OF RENOWNED PSYCHIC INVESTIGATORS
TO MAKE CONTACT WITH RESTLESS SPIRITS
AND FIGHT THE WRATH OF AN UNHOLY DEMON.
[ HISSING ]
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE
AND THE THINGS WE FEAR...
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ CHILD LAUGHING ]
...THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
THE RURAL COUNTRYSIDE OF CONNECTICUT
HARBORS A REMARKABLE NUMBER OF HAUNTED HOUSES.
HERE, WHERE THE NAUGATUCK RIVER EMPTIES INTO THE HOUSATONIC,
NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE LIVED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
IN 1642, EUROPEANS BEGAN SETTLING HERE, AS WELL.
TODAY, IN THE HISTORIC TOWNS OF SEYMOUR AND DERBY,
THE LEGIONS OF DEAD BENEATH THE LAND
FAR OUTNUMBER THE LIVING,
AND LOCAL HAUNTINGS HAVE BECOME LEGENDARY.
IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 1998,
THE BECKWITH FAMILY VISITS THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY,
HUNTING FOR A HOME.
SEAN, A HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRMAN,
AND BONNIE, A REGISTERED NURSE,
WANT MORE LIVING SPACE
FOR THEIR TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG SON.
THEY FIND THEMSELVES DRAWN TO A REPOSSESSED HOUSE,
ABANDONED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR,
THAT LISTS FOR SUCH A LOW PRICE, IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
MOST OF THE FAMILY IS ENTHUSIASTIC,
EXCEPT BONNIE'S OLDEST DAUGHTER, WHO HAS A PREMONITION.
Bonnie: MY DAUGHTER SAID, "I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE.
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT HOUSE."
I LAUGHED AND TOLD HER, "COME ON NOW, IT'S A HOUSE.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN IT YET."
COME ON. COME ON.
IT'S GONNA BE FUN. COME ON.
IF WE HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW ABOUT THIS HOUSE,
WE WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT TURNING AROUND.
Narrator: THE REAL ESTATE AGENT, LINDA DeFORD, OPENS THE DOOR.
THE FAMILY EXPLORES THE HULKING 19th-CENTURY HOUSE.
Sean: ALL RIGHT, JUST DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
DAD, THIS IS HUGE!
I ALWAYS LIKED THEM. LOOK AT THE TRIM.
JEREMY! JEREMY, COME ON DOWN!
QUICKLY.
Narrator: THE FAMILY HOLDS A MEETING
TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE THE HOUSE.
Bonnie: WE ASKED ALL THE KIDS, "WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS THIS THE ONE? WE LOVE IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?"
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS THE ONLY ONE TO SAY, "NO."
I DON'T LIKE IT, DAD.
SHE SAID, "IT'S EVIL. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE."
Narrator: BONNIE FEELS CONFIDANT THAT, IN TIME,
HER OLDER DAUGHTER WILL ACCEPT THE NEW HOUSE.
THEY DECIDE TO TAKE IT AND MOVE IN.
THE YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE EXCITED
ABOUT HAVING THEIR OWN BEDROOMS --
9-YEAR-OLD JEREMY...
...AND 15-YEAR-OLD JENNIFER.
Jennifer: I PUT MY BED RIGHT AGAINST THE WINDOW.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO LAY IN BED
AND LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND HAVE A NICE VIEW.
I WAS VERY HAPPY IN THAT ROOM.
IT WAS SMALL, AND IT WAS VERY ME.
IT WASN'T LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE MY PARENTS.
I WAS A TEENAGER,
AND I WANTED TO KIND OF BE ISOLATED, BY MYSELF.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ BANGING ]
[ KNOCKING, CREAKING ]
[ CREAKING ]
[ BANGING ]
MOM, I HEARD NOISES.
Bonnie: IT'S A BIG, DRAFTY HOUSE.
IT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT HE WOULD BE FRIGHTENED, OF COURSE,
SO WE REALLY DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT.
Narrator: BONNIE TRIES TO CALM HIS FEARS
AND GENTLY TAKES HIM BACK TO HIS BEDROOM.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU KNOW THAT FLASHLIGHT THAT WE GOT YOU?
CAN YOU GET THAT FOR ME? SURE.
Bonnie: I HAD GIVEN HIM ONE OF THOSE TOY FLASHLIGHTS
WITH THE THREE-COLOR LENSES,
AND I TOLD HIM, "WELL, YOU SAY YOUR PRAYERS,
"AND IF YOU THINK THE MONSTER'S IN YOUR ROOM,
"YOU PUT THE GREEN LENS ON, AND THAT MAKES HIM GO AWAY.
IT'S A MAGIC FLASHLIGHT."
AND, OF COURSE, HE BOUGHT INTO IT.
ALL RIGHT?
YOU SEE ANYTHING THERE? NO.
MNH-MNH. I DON'T EITHER.
Narrator: JEREMY SEEMS REASSURED,
AND BONNIE GOES BACK TO BED.
THEN, LATER THAT NIGHT...
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ BANGING ]
[ CRASH ]
[ JEREMY SCREAMS ]
THIS WENT ON EVERY NIGHT, THE SAME TIME.
AROUND 11:00, 12:00, HE WOULD WAKE UP SCREAMING.
[ JEREMY SCREAMS ]
ALL RIGHT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I HAVE TO MEET A TEACHER. I'LL EAT A GRANOLA BAR.
I MADE BACON AND EGGS. YOU ASKED FOR IT.
LAST NIGHT, WHEN I RAN INTO YOUR ROOM...
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
JEREMY TELLS HIS MOTHER THE DISTURBANCES GOT WORSE.
SO DID YOU TRY THE FLASHLIGHT?
IT KEPT HAPPENING, AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY.
SHE IS UNSURE HOW TO COMFORT HIM.
AS WEEKS GO BY, JENNIFER, TOO, BEGINS TO FEEL TWINGES OF FEAR.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
Jennifer: AT FIRST, I WOULD KIND OF IGNORE IT,
KIND OF SHAKE OFF THE FEELING
THAT SOMETHING WAS LOOKING AT ME,
SOMETHING WAS JUST STARING AT ME.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOUR EVERY MOVE.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ WHISPERING CONTINUES ]
JEREMY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
HE WOULD SAY, "SOMEBODY'S GRABBING THE BLANKETS
AND PULLING THEM OFF OF MY BED.
SOMEBODY'S CALLING MY NAME, AND I CAN'T GET IT TO STOP."
AND HE WOULD SHAKE, AND HE WOULD BE VERY SCARED.
I WOULD JUST SAY, "GO BACK TO BED.
"YOU'RE HAVING A NIGHTMARE. YOU'RE DREAMING.
"THERE'S NOTHING HERE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SCARED.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO HURT YOU."
I'M GOING TO SLEEP WITH MOM AND DAD.
THEY'RE GONNA BE MAD AT YOU.
Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT...
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ GROWLING ]
Jennifer: I'M FEELING A FIST COME THROUGH MY MATTRESS,
Narrator: WHEN THE BECKWITHS MOVE INTO A HAUNTED HOUSE,
TWO OF THE CHILDREN FIND THEMSELVES UNDER ATTACK.
Jennifer: I KNEW WHAT I FELT,
AND I WAS VERY CERTAIN OF WHAT I FELT AND HOW IT FELT.
I ALSO KNEW THAT THERE WAS NO EXPLAINING WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
I KNEW IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.
I KNEW THAT WHAT I WAS FEELING
DEFINITELY FELT LIKE A HUMAN FIST.
Narrator: JENNIFER DECIDES NOT TO WAKE HER MOTHER.
INSTEAD, SHE MOVES HER BED,
HOPING THAT, SOMEHOW, THAT WILL PROTECT HER.
TWO NIGHTS LATER...
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
I WAS IN BED, JUST TALKING TO TWO FRIENDS OF MINE.
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
MY BED STARTED TO SHAKE, SO I JUST IMMEDIATELY FROZE,
AND I WAS SO SCARED, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING, JENNIFER LOOKS FOR HER MOTHER
TO TELL HER WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ GASPS ] OH!
HI.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING?
I WAS HYSTERICAL. I WAS CRYING. I WAS VERY SCARED.
WE HAD TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
IT WAS JUST GETTING OUT OF HAND.
Bonnie: OF COURSE, I WAS IN DISBELIEF, AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS KIDDING.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR BED PICKED UP AND SHOOK?"
AND SHE WAS VERY SOLEMN AND TERRIFIED AND SERIOUS.
Narrator: BONNIE TAKES JENNIFER'S STORY TO HEART
AND CALLS AN EMERGENCY FAMILY MEETING.
I JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU WOULD BELIEVE US.
Bonnie: NOW WE'RE COMPARING NOTES, AND NOW WE'RE FINDING OUT,
"OH, MY GOD, WELL, THIS HAPPENED TO ME."
"THIS HAPPENED TO ME." "THIS HAPPENED TO ME."
WELL, YOUR NORMAL PERSON, SOMETHING STRANGE HAPPENS,
YOU TRY TO RATIONALIZE IT THE BEST YOU CAN.
IT WAS JUST WAY TOO MUCH TO BE COINCIDENCE.
Jennifer: IT WAS VERY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH.
YOU JUST KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
Narrator: BONNIE TELLS THE FAMILY
SHE'S GOING TO CALL ED AND LORRAINE WARREN,
A RENOWNED PSYCHIC RESEARCH TEAM
FAMOUS FOR HELPING RESOLVE THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.
BONNIE FEELS SURE THEY CAN HELP.
I WAS DEFINITELY VERY SKEPTICAL
ABOUT THE "GHOSTBUSTERS" COMING TO THE HOUSE,
AND HOW ARE THEY GONNA REALLY COME IN AND GET RID OF IT?
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS STUFF WORKED
AND WHAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY DO WHEN THEY GOT HERE.
Narrator: THE WARRENS VISIT THE HOUSE THAT VERY NIGHT.
THE TWO INVESTIGATORS HAVE WORKED IN TANDEM
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
AND ARE THE AUTHORS OF NINE BOOKS ON THE PARANORMAL.
ED IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS A RELIGIOUS DEMONOLOGIST,
A PROFILER OF OCCULT-RELATED HAUNTINGS.
LORRAINE'S PSYCHIC ABILITY TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF SPIRITS
HAS BEEN TESTED AND DOCUMENTED
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES.
Lorraine: WHEN I WALKED IN THE DOOR,
I PICKED UP THAT SOMETHING JUST WASN'T RIGHT,
AND IT WAS JUST AN UNCOMFORTABLE,
CHILLING-TYPE EXPERIENCE.
Bonnie: SHE SAID, "OH, MY, I FEEL SOMETHING HEAVY.
IT'S VERY HEAVY. THIS PLACE IS INFESTED."
THERE IS SUCH AN OMINOUS PRESENCE IN THIS HOUSE,
IT JUST FEELS LIKE SOMEBODY IS STARING YOU DOWN
VERY CLOSE TO YOUR FACE,
LIKE INCHES AWAY FROM YOUR FACE, WITH PURE HATE AND MALICE,
THAT JUST WANTS YOU DEAD.
Narrator: LORRAINE INVESTIGATES THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
IN JENNIFER'S ROOM, SHE SENSES A POWERFUL NEGATIVE PRESENCE.
Lorraine: I KNEW THAT THAT WAS ONE BAD ROOM.
I FELT A LOT OF ANGER,
AND I FELT A LOT OF VIOLENCE.
Narrator: LORRAINE REPORTS THAT THE HOUSE HARBORS
A DANGEROUS NON-HUMAN ENTITY.
THE FAMILY WONDERS IF THEY SHOULD MOVE OUT
UNTIL THE WARRENS CAN FIX THE PROBLEM.
Bonnie: ACCORDING TO THE WARRENS,
EVEN IF WE GOT IN OUR CAR AND LEFT, IT COULD FOLLOW US.
YOU'RE HELPLESS. YOU CAN'T FIGHT IT.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.
Narrator: THE WARRENS TELL THEM THAT THEY MUST FIRST GATHER MORE EVIDENCE
ON EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE FACING.
WE TOLD THEM TO KEEP CAMERAS BY THEIR BED,
AND IF THEY WOULD FEEL SOMETHING,
TO TRY TO SHOOT A PHOTOGRAPH.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
Narrator: AS THE WARRENS PREPARE TO LEAVE,
THE FAMILY FEELS BOTH COMFORT AND CONCERN.
Bonnie: IS IT REALLY GONNA WORK?
CAN THEY REALLY MAKE THIS STUFF STOP,
OR IS OUR NEW HOUSE OUR NEW HELL?
Narrator: BONNIE'S MOTHER ARRIVES
TO SHARE THE FAMILY'S FIRST THANKSGIVING IN THEIR NEW HOME.
SHE'S AWARE OF THE RECENT DISTURBANCES.
Jennifer: SHE WAS A VERY HUMOROUS LADY,
AND SHE WOULD JOKE AROUND ABOUT THINGS
AND TRY TO MAKE FUN, ALMOST, OF THE SERIOUS SITUATION
JUST TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD, JUST TO MAKE US LAUGH.
Narrator: LATE THAT NIGHT, WHEN THE FAMILY GOES TO SLEEP,
THE GRANDMOTHER FINDS HERSELF ALONE.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ON TELEVISION ]
Man: ON MARCH 3, 1992 --
...POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED A MISSING PERSONS REPORT.
CHRIS HADN'T HEARD FROM HIS DAUGHTER IN NEARLY 15 HOURS.
[ GASPS ]
HELLO?
[ GASPING ]
OHH!
Narrator: AFTER WITNESSING THREE GHOSTS IN HER DAUGHTER'S HOME,
THE TERRIFIED GRANDMOTHER LEAVES EARLY THE NEXT MORNING.
I JUST CAN'T STAY ANOTHER DAY IN THIS HOUSE.
Jennifer: SHE WAS SHAKING.
SHE CAME RIGHT OUT, AND SHE TOLD US
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN DETAIL --
WHO SHE SAW, WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE.
Narrator: JENNIFER TAKES PHOTOS OF THE ROOM
IN WHICH HER GRANDMOTHER SAW THE GHOSTS.
Bonnie: THE REST OF THE HOUSE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 70, 75,
AND THAT ROOM FELT LIKE, MAYBE, 35 DEGREES.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
Narrator: AS PROMISED,
THE PSYCHIC RESEARCHERS ED AND LORRAINE WARREN
RETURN AFTER THANKSGIVING
TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE FAMILY'S HAUNTING.
THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY TWO RESEARCHERS
WHO WILL ATTEMPT TO RECORD PARANORMAL PHENOMENA
ON VIDEO AND AUDIO EQUIPMENT.
A MEDIUM NAMED LEE IS THERE
IN THE EVENT THAT SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
WITH ANY SPIRITS RESIDING IN THE HOUSE.
BONNIE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE ARRANGED
FOR THEIR 8-YEAR-OLD SON TO STAY WITH RELATIVES.
THE TV KEPT TURNING OFF, SO SHE WOULD KEEP CLICKING...
THERE WAS A DOOR. I DIDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION...
Narrator: THE FAMILY TELLS THE RESEARCHERS
ABOUT THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S FRIGHTENING ENCOUNTER
WITH GHOSTS.
MY MOM LEFT. SHE COULDN'T STAND IT ANYMORE.
IT WASN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, AN OLD-HOUSE CREAK.
Narrator: PSYCHIC RESEARCHER LORRAINE WARREN...
Lorraine: YOU CAN BE DOWNRIGHT SCARED
RIGHT OUT OF YOUR MIND IN THESE HOMES
BY THINGS THAT CAN MANIFEST IN FRONT OF YOU.
Narrator: LORRAINE EXAMINES THE FAMILY'S PHOTOS
FOR CLUES ABOUT THE SPIRITS THAT INHABIT THE HOUSE.
ONE PHOTO IN PARTICULAR CATCHES HER ATTENTION.
Bonnie: SHE SAID, "OH, MY, WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM."
I SAID, "THAT PICTURE?
IT LOOKS LIKE A GLITCH IN THE FILM."
SHE SAID, "OH, NO, DEAR.
THIS IS A DEMON, AND IT'S A HIGH-LEVEL DEMON."
NOW I'M EVEN MORE SCARED.
I MEAN, NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
Narrator: SUDDENLY, LEE BEGINS TO TREMBLE UNCONTROLLABLY.
Jennifer: SHE JUST BEGAN TO WRITE.
YOU COULD TELL SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER HER BODY.
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: A SPIRIT BEGINS TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH LEE'S WRITING.
Lorraine: AUTOMATIC WRITING IN A HOME LIKE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
BECAUSE IT'S AN OPEN DOOR.
IT'S LIKE WELCOMING SOMEBODY INTO YOUR HOME
THAT YOU REALLY DON'T WANT THERE,
BUT YOU'RE BEING NICE AND OPENING THE DOORS
AND LETTING THE PERSON IN THAT COULD KILL YOU.
Jennifer: AT THAT MOMENT, WE WERE IN SHOCK,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
WE ALL WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS ON THAT PAPER.
Bonnie: IT SAID, "GET OUT. GET OUT. YOU DON'T BELONG.
GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT."
NOW WE'RE EVEN MORE AFRAID BECAUSE NOW WE KNOW,
OKAY, IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED, THEY DON'T LIKE US,
AND THEY DON'T WANT US THERE.
Narrator: LEE AND THE WARRENS LEAVE FOR THE NIGHT.
AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE...
RESEARCHER MIKE ROBERGE AND HIS ASSOCIATE
REMAIN BEHIND TO GATHER MORE DATA.
THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN THE HOUSE
IS TO EXPERIENCE IT.
Narrator: TOO NERVOUS TO SLEEP,
THE FAMILY GATHERS IN THE KITCHEN.
THEY FEEL TRAPPED.
THE WARRENS HAVE CONVINCED THEM TO STAY,
BUT SOMETHING WANTS THEM OUT.
SUDDENLY, A FRIGID PRESENCE ENVELOPS BONNIE.
MOM? ARE YOU OKAY?
I LOST MY BREATH, LIKE...
[ GASPS ]
LIKE IT DRAINED THE ENERGY FROM ME.
Narrator: JENNIFER, TOO, FEELS THE CHILLING PRESENCE.
Jennifer: THE HAIR ON YOUR ARMS WOULD STAND UP.
YOU WOULD FEEL THE CHILL DOWN YOUR BACK.
YOU COULD FEEL IT MOVE FROM ONE SIDE OF YOUR BODY TO THE NEXT.
SOMEBODY HAD WALKED THROUGH THE WALL, INTO MY MOTHER,
AND THEN THROUGH ME AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
IT WENT THROUGH ME, TOO.
Bonnie: WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
LIKE, "MY GOD, WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO US?"
Mike: WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLY,
REALLY ENCOUNTER SOMETHING SUPERNATURAL,
IT HITS YOU IN A PLACE THAT NOTHING ELSE CAN.
IT HITS YOU IN YOUR SOUL,
AND IT CAN BE A VERY SCARY THING.
Narrator: IN JENNIFER'S ROOM, MIKE ROBERGE AND HIS ASSOCIATE
BEGIN RECORDING UNNATURAL NOISES.
[ RUSTLING ]
Mike: IT SOUNDED LIKE BIRD WINGS FLUTTERING.
WE'RE IN A CLOSED ROOM.
THERE'S NO BIRDS INSIDE THE ROOM.
WE STARTED HEARING RAPPING IN THE WALLS.
IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEBODY WAS KNOCKING ON A DOOR
WITH THEIR FINGERS.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS IT WASN'T KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
IT WAS KNOCKING ON THE WALL. IT WAS KNOCKING ON THE CEILING.
IT WAS KNOCKING ON THE FLOOR. IT WAS KNOCKING EVERYWHERE.
Narrator: THE RESEARCHERS ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE
WITH SPIRITS IN THE ROOM.
ARE YOU HERE AGAINST YOUR WILL?
ONE KNOCK FOR "YES" AND TWO KNOCKS FOR "NO."
[ KNOCKING ]
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS?
THEY DISCOVER SEVERAL HUMAN ENTITIES
AND ONE DEMONIC PRESENCE.
ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCHERS, THE DEMON, OR INHUMAN SPIRIT,
IS CONTROLLING THE THREE HUMAN SPIRITS IN THE HOUSE.
IS THERE SOMETHING HERE THAT'S CONTROLLING YOU?
Mike: IF WE COULD GET RID OF THE INHUMAN SPIRIT
THAT WAS IN THE HOUSE,
IT WOULD PRETTY MUCH RELEASE THE THREE OTHER HUMAN SPIRITS
THAT WERE IN THE HOUSE
THAT DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Narrator: A FEW NIGHTS LATER, THE FULL RESEARCH TEAM RETURNS.
THE FAMILY TELLS THEM ABOUT THE SPIRIT
THAT PASSED THROUGH BONNIE AND HER DAUGHTER.
Bonnie: WE'RE GETTING MORE SCARED.
WE KNOW OUR HOUSE IS INFESTED BY SPIRITS,
WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE,
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT, AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO --
JUST WAIT AND PRAY TO GOD THAT NOBODY GETS HURT
UNTIL, HOPEFULLY, THE WARRENS CAN DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE THEM STOP.
SHE JUST STARTED SHIVERING.
PAPER! PAPER!
Ed: WE STARTED ASKING THIS POSSESSING SPIRIT
WHAT IT WANTED THERE USING LEE AS A CHANNEL.
WHO ARE YOU?
Bonnie: ED WARREN WAS ASKING HER QUESTIONS.
FIRST, SHE WROTE, "GEORGE, ROBERT, AND ANNA,"
AND HE CONTINUED TO ASK HER QUESTIONS
AND REPEAT HIMSELF -- "WHO ARE YOU?"
AND SHE PUT "GEORGE ROBERTSON" DOWN,
AND HE SAID, "WHAT YEAR IS IT?"
SHE WROTE, "1," "8," AND A PARTIAL "8,"
AND ALL THE SUDDEN, SHE STOPPED WRITING.
[ Deep voice ] WHY ARE YOU QUESTIONING ME?
WHO ARE YOU?
"GET OUT OF HERE! YOU DON'T BELONG HERE!"
WE WERE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED.
SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!
AAH!
RESTRAIN HER!
Narrator: IN A HAUNTED HOUSE,
THE MEDIUM BEGINS TO CHANNEL AN ANGRY SPIRIT.
AND THEN SHE SHOVES THE TABLE INTO ED WARREN,
PINNING HIM AGAINST THE BACK DOOR.
[ Deep voice ] SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!
HE PUSHES IT BACK, AND SHE WAS CONTINUOUSLY JAMMING IT
AND JAMMING IT INTO ED,
AND SHE WAS VERY VIOLENT,
AND IT TOOK A FEW OF THE GUYS TO PULL HER BACK
SO SHE WOULDN'T HURT HIM,
AND WE WERE JUST ALL STARING IN DISBELIEF
AND WORRIED ABOUT ED AND WORRIED ABOUT HER,
BECAUSE SHE HAS NO CONTROL ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
Narrator: THAT NIGHT, THE FRIGHTENED FAMILY SLEEPS TOGETHER.
THE WARRENS HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THE ONLY WAY TO END THE HAUNTING
IS TO FACE IT AS A FAMILY.
Bonnie: YOU FEEL A FEELING OF EYES BORING THROUGH YOU
LIKE SOMEONE IS STARING YOU DOWN
ABOUT TWO INCHES AWAY FROM YOUR FACE
WITH SUCH HATE AND MALICE, PURE EVIL AND HATE --
I MEAN PURE EVIL AND HATE -- THAT THEY WANT YOU DEAD.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY, BONNIE AND HER DAUGHTER JENNIFER
GO TO THE LOCAL TOWN HALL TO RESEARCH THE NAMES
PRODUCED BY LEE'S AUTOMATIC WRITING.
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
WHY WOULD IT COME OUT ON PAPER, AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
AND THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED TO DO THE RESEARCH
AND FIND OUT WHO THESE PEOPLE WERE.
Narrator: BONNIE AND JENNIFER
BEGIN LOOKING THROUGH PROPERTY RECORDS FROM THE 1800s,
HOPING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THEIR HOUSE.
Bonnie: I WAS LOOKING AT THE BOOKS,
AND I JUST SAID, "OH, MY GOD, JENNIFER, COME HERE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT."
AND THERE IT WAS IN BLACK AND WHITE.
GEORGE ROBERTSON OWNED MY HOUSE IN 1888.
Jennifer: WHEN WE SAW THAT HE OWNED THIS HOUSE,
IT WAS AN EXCITING MOMENT,
BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WHAT HAPPENED WITH LEE FREEWRITING
WASN'T FAKE.
IT WASN'T A SHOW THAT WAS PUT ON.
Narrator: THEY DRIVE APPREHENSIVELY TO A GRAVEYARD
10 MINUTES FROM THEIR HOUSE.
Bonnie: WE WALKED DOWN INTO THE CEMETERY,
AND THE FIRST GRAVESTONE WE WALKED UP TO, WE LOOKED DOWN.
IT WAS HIS. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT YOU JUST WALK INTO A CEMETERY,
LOOK DOWN, AND THERE HE IS?
Bonnie: GEORGE ROBERTSON.
Jennifer: LOOKING DOWN AND SEEING HIS HEADSTONE WAS --
IT WAS JUST SHOCKING.
THIS MAN WAS REAL.
THIS IS IT.
Narrator: BONNIE IS UNABLE TO LEARN MUCH MORE ABOUT GEORGE ROBERTSON
OR ABOUT THE OTHER HUMAN SPIRITS HAUNTING THE HOUSE.
LET'S GO.
A FLOOD IN 1955 DESTROYED MANY CITY RECORDS OF THAT PERIOD.
Bonnie: POSSIBLY, HE JUST LOVED THIS HOUSE.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN HIS FIRST HOME,
AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY HIS SPIRIT DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE.
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT'S FRUSTRATING ABOUT IT.
YOU DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
Narrator: BONNIE IMMEDIATELY CALLS THE WARRENS,
WHO ASK A PRIEST TO COME OUT AND BLESS THE HOUSE.
WE NEED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS.
THE FAMILY DESPERATELY HOPES
THAT THE BLESSING WILL BRING AN ENDURING PEACE.
WE WERE ALL EXCITED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE END
OF A VERY LONG ROAD THAT WE ALL WENT THROUGH.
Bonnie: BEFORE HE WAS FINISHED, I ASKED LORRAINE, I SAID,
"HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THIS IS GONNA WORK OR NOT?"
AND SHE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, "OH, YOU'LL KNOW.
YOU'LL FEEL IT."
Narrator: TO EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY,
THE OPPRESSIVE ATMOSPHERE SEEMS TO LIFT.
MY HOPES WERE SO HIGH BECAUSE WE JUST HAD THIS BLESSING,
AND WE ALL WANTED TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS IT.
Narrator: A DAY OR TWO LATER,
BONNIE IS OVERCOME BY A COMPULSION TO DRAW.
Bonnie: I STARTED GETTING THESE IMAGES IN MY HEAD,
AND I'D COME HOME, I HAD TO GET THEM ON PAPER.
I WOULDN'T EVEN SAY HELLO TO MY FAMILY.
I WOULD JUST COME IN THE BACK DOOR AND START DRAWING.
Narrator: DAY AFTER DAY, BONNIE'S COMPULSION INTENSIFIES.
Bonnie: MORE AND MORE FLASHES OF IMAGES
MORE RAPIDLY COMING INTO MY HEAD.
I'M OBSESSED WITH IT.
ALL THE SUDDEN, IT HIT ME.
ANNA WAS IN MY HEAD.
Narrator: ANNA'S HAUNTING SPIRIT
WAS AMONG THOSE REVEALED THROUGH LEE'S AUTOMATIC WRITING.
BONNIE SENSES THAT ANNA ONCE LOST A LOVED ONE
AND SUFFERED THROUGH DEEP MOURNING.
Bonnie: THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRAWING THE PICTURE OF ANNA,
I WAS CRYING MY EYES OUT.
I JUST FELT LIKE I WAS MOURNING.
I JUST FELT SO MUCH PAIN OF MISSING SOMEONE
THAT I LOVED DEARLY.
AND I JUST CRIED THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.
[ SOBBING ]
I FELT THE EYES ON ME AGAIN, AND I KNEW IT WASN'T OVER.
[ SNIFFLES ]
JEREMY! STOP SHINING THAT IN MY FACE.
JEREMY, STOP IT.
TURN THAT THING OFF,
OR I'M GONNA TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.
Bonnie: WE WERE SO TERRIFIED,
WE WERE ALL SLEEPING PRETTY MUCH IN THE SAME ROOM,
AND NOT SLEEPING -- MAYBE AN HOUR, IF THAT --
AND HAVING TO GO TO WORK
AND FUNCTION AS A NORMAL HUMAN BEING.
IT WAS PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE.
AND TRYING TO STAY CALM FOR THE KIDS, AND RATIONAL.
GO TO SLEEP. EVERYBODY, GO TO SLEEP.
Narrator: LORRAINE BELIEVES THE BLESSING WOUNDED THE NEGATIVE SPIRITS
AND LEFT THEM EVEN MORE ENRAGED.
Lorraine: THAT USUALLY COMES BACK FULL-STRENGTH
WHEN IT COMES BACK, BECAUSE IT'S ANGRY.
THE SPIRITS ARE VERY ANGRY AT THAT POINT.
[ CREAKING ]
[ RATTLING ]
[ CREAKING AND RATTLING CONTINUE ]
[ FAMILY SCREAMING ]
MAKE IT STOP!
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY, HONEY!
HONEY, I KNOW. JUST STAY UNDER THE COVERS!
MAKE IT STOP!
Narrator: WHEN SPIRITS PHYSICALLY ATTACK THE FAMILY,
BONNIE HAS HAD ENOUGH.
SHE URGENTLY CALLS PSYCHIC RESEARCHER LORRAINE WARREN.
HEY, LORRAINE?
Lorraine: SHE WAS FRIGHTENED. SHE WAS TERRIFIED.
SHE SAYS, "THINGS ARE TERRIBLE IN THIS HOUSE."
AND SO WE KNEW THAT SOMETHING MORE HAD TO BE DONE.
Bonnie: SHE SAID THAT SHE'D ALREADY PUT IN A CALL
TO A PRIEST TO DO AN EXORCISM,
BUT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RITUAL
AND FAST FOR A VERY LONG TIME BEFORE THEY COULD PERFORM IT.
GUYS, I GUESS, THREE OR FOUR MORE DAYS.
Narrator: THE PRIEST AGREES TO DO THE EXORCISM RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS.
IN THE MEANTIME,
BONNIE CONSIDERS MOVING HER FAMILY TO A MOTEL.
Lorraine: LEAVING THE HOUSE IS NOT THE ANSWER
BECAUSE WHAT'S HERE IS GONNA FOLLOW YOU.
YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
YOU MUST DEAL WITH IT.
OKAY, SWEETIE?
Bonnie: SO THERE IS NO ESCAPING.
SHE TOLD US THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS
IS TO HOLD OUR GROUND FIRMLY AND FIGHT BACK,
SO WE DECIDED TO DO THAT.
THIS IS OUR HOME, AND I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON
TO GIVE UP MY HOME TO A DEAD PERSON.
Narrator: THE BECKWITHS STAY CLOSE TOGETHER
WHILE AWAITING THE EXORCISM.
BONNIE AGAIN FINDS HERSELF PULLED AWAY FROM THE FAMILY
BY AN OBSESSIVE URGE TO DRAW.
Bonnie: I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.
THE IMAGES ARE THERE. THEY GOTTA COME OUT.
THERE'S A CROOKED PYRAMID
WITH LIGHT EMITTING FROM THE TOP OF IT.
THERE'S A BROKEN, BLEEDING HEART IN IT,
AND THERE'S THREE SPIRITS.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE FLOATING
AND REACHING UP TOWARDS THE PYRAMID.
Narrator: BONNIE'S MOTHER GATHERS HER COURAGE TO VISIT FOR CHRISTMAS.
SWEETHEART! HI.
I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW WAS YOUR DRIVE?
MY DRIVE WAS FINE.
FIND OUT HERE IN A SECOND.
Narrator: ALMOST IMMEDIATELY,
SHE'S ATTACKED BY A MYSTERIOUS FEVER.
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THE FAMILY TAKES HER TO THE HOSPITAL.
DOCTORS FIND A BIZARRE IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
AND DECIDE TO KEEP HER OVERNIGHT.
WHILE THE OLDER DAUGHTER RUNS CHRISTMAS ERRANDS,
JENNIFER AND BONNIE TRY TO COMFORT THEIR LOVED ONE.
SURE, WE'LL PRAY WITH YOU.
AMEN.
FOREVER AND EVER.
THE GLORY...
AND THE POWER.
Jennifer: WE WERE GONNA SAY HER PRAYERS WITH HER, AS WE ALWAYS DID,
AND SHE SAID THEM BACKWARDS.
OKAY, YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU'RE JUST TIRED.
IT'S COMING OUT BACKWARDS. I CAN'T DO IT.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE WERE REALLY SCARED.
SHE SAID HER PRAYERS EVERY NIGHT.
THERE WAS NO WAY SHE WAS GONNA FORGET HER PRAYERS.
WE WERE ALL JUST VERY SHOCKED.
I'M GONNA GO CALL A PRIEST.
Narrator: AT THE SAME TIME,
THE OLDER DAUGHTER'S CHRISTMAS ERRANDS
ARE ABOUT TO TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE.
Narrator: BONNIE'S MOTHER HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL
WITH A SUDDEN ILLNESS THAT DOCTORS CAN'T EXPLAIN.
THEN, WHILE HER OLDER DAUGHTER IS OUT DOING ERRANDS...
[ HORN HONKS, TIRES SCREECH ]
[ CRASHING ]
...THE CAR IS TOTALED.
SHE ESCAPES WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
Bonnie: IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.
FIRST MY MOTHER, NOW MY DAUGHTER,
YOU KNOW, LIFE-THREATENING.
AND I WAS JUST SHAKING ALL OVER.
BONNIE CALLS FOR A PRIEST TO CHECK IN ON HER MOTHER.
Bonnie: AS SOON AS THE PRIEST ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED COMMUNION...
...SHE FELT SOMEBODY PUNCH HER IN THE STOMACH,
AND AS SOON AS THE WAFER HIT HER TONGUE,
IT STOPPED AND SHE FELT FINE.
Narrator: THREE DAYS LATER,
THE EXORCIST ARRIVES AT THE HAUNTED HOUSE
TO TRY TO CAST OUT ITS DEMONIC INHABITANT.
Jennifer: HE WAS VERY QUIET,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE WAS ALMOST DISTURBED
BY WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE HOUSE.
I ALMOST FELT LIKE HE KNEW,
AS SOON AS HE WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR,
WHAT HE WAS DEALING WITH.
Narrator: EXORCISMS CAN ONLY BE PERFORMED ON PEOPLE, NOT PLACES.
THE PRIEST MUST ATTEMPT A DANGEROUS STRATEGY --
USING A MEDIUM AS BAIT.
SINCE LEE WAS ABLE TO CHANNEL SPIRITS IN THE HOUSE
ON EARLIER VISITS,
HE HOPES HER PRESENCE WILL LURE THE DEMON.
RESEARCHER MIKE ROBERGE...
Mike: WE KNEW THAT HAVING THIS SPIRIT POSSESS LEE
WOULD GIVE US THE ADVANTAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Narrator: THE TEAM RESTRAINS LEE.
IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT EVERYONE FROM THE DEMON'S WRATH.
Mike: DURING THE EXORCISM, THE EXORCIST IS THE MAIN TARGET
OF THE POSSESSED PERSON,
SO THE RESTRAINTS ARE THERE
TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE PERSON WHO'S THE VICTIM --
BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY THEM THAT'S DOING THIS,
IT'S THE POSSESSING SPIRIT --
BUT ALSO, IT'S THERE TO PROTECT THE EXORCIST.
Narrator: THE PRIEST BEGINS WITH A BLESSING OF THE HOUSE,
WHICH ANGERS AND PROVOKES THE DEMON.
[ GROWLS ]
[ HISSING ]
ALL WHO ARE PRESENT, REPEAT AFTER ME, PLEASE.
Jennifer: SHE WAS FIGHTING THE PRIEST.
HE WAS SAYING THESE PRAYERS, AND IT WAS TRYING TO STOP HIM.
[ HISSING ]
Bonnie: SHE WAS SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS, "STOP PRAYING!
STOP PRAYING! IT'S NOT GONNA DO YOU ANY GOOD!"
AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE IT HURT HER.
YOU COULD TELL SHE WAS IN PAIN WHEN HE WAS DOING THE EXORCISM.
[ ROARING ]
Narrator: AFTER A LONG BATTLE OF WILLS,
THE DEMON SEEMS TO SURRENDER.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
Mike: THE PRIEST MADE A MOVE TOWARDS HER
AND PUT A BLESSED CROSS UP TO HER FOREHEAD.
[ GROWLING ]
SHE GOT VERY QUIET -- VERY, VERY QUIET.
SHE GOT THIS EVIL GRIN ON HER FACE.
Bonnie: AND AT THAT MOMENT, WE HEARD SPLINTERING OF WOOD.
SHE BROKE THE LEGS RIGHT OFF THE CHAIR.
[ HISSING ]
THAT'S NO HUMAN SPIRIT THAT WOULD HAVE THE STRENGTH
TO DO THAT.
[ GROWLING AND HISSING ]
Narrator: THE EXORCISM CONTINUES FOR ALMOST AN HOUR.
[ GROWLING ]
Bonnie: AND THEN SHE SEEMED TO GO LIMP.
AND YOU COULD FEEL IT INSTANTANEOUSLY.
THE FEELING OF THE EYES BEARING DOWN ON YOU WAS GONE.
YOU WEREN'T BEING WATCHED ANYMORE.
Jennifer: THE HEAVINESS OF THE NEGATIVE ENERGY JUST LEFT.
WE WERE SAFE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS HOUSE.
IT IS OVER.
IT'S OVER.
Bonnie: AND IT WAS SUCH A WEIGHT LIFTED OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS.
WE COULD LIVE LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE AGAIN,
AND I JUST PRAY TO GOD IT STAYS THIS WAY.
Narrator: BONNIE'S PRAYER SEEMS TO BE ANSWERED,
AND PEACE FILLS HER HOUSE.
BUT SEVERAL YEARS LATER, ACROSS THE ROAD,
DEVELOPERS BEGIN EXCAVATING A FIELD.
THEY UNEARTH WHAT SEEMS TO BE
AN ANCIENT NATIVE AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND.
ONCE AGAIN, THE FAMILY BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL PHENOMENA
IN THEIR HOME,
BUT NOTHING THAT COMPARES
TO WHAT THEY HAD GONE THROUGH BEFORE.
Bonnie: WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
WE PROBABLY NEVER WILL FIND OUT THE RIGHT ANSWERS.
WAS IT AN INDIAN BURIAL? WE'LL NEVER KNOW.
Narrator: TODAY, THE BECKWITHS HAVE LEARNED
HOW TO DEAL WITH THEIR GHOSTLY CO-INHABITANTS.
Bonnie: I CAME INTO THIS HOUSE PRETTY MUCH AN ATHEIST,
AND NOW I'VE SEEN THE POWERS OF GOD.
I'VE SEEN THE POWERS OF THE DEVIL RIGHT BEFORE MY VERY EYES,
AND IT'S MADE ME A STRONGER PERSON.
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